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PIB Headquarters
PENSION ADALAT
The Postal Department proposes to conduct “PENSION ADALAT” AT Regional Level at the Office of the POSTMASTER-GENERAL, SOUTHERN REGION, TN., MADURAI 625 002 at 11 A.M. on 12.03.2019 in order to provide an opportunity to Postal Service/Family Pensioners to represent their grievances or complaint, if any, related to the unsettled Pension claims.
As such, Postal Pensioners/Family Pensioners are requested to forward two copies of their representations along with the PPO No, if available, to the Postmaster-General, Southern Regiona, Tamilnadu, Madurai-625 002 on or before 25.02.2019.
Ministry of Railways
Railway Protection Force, an Armed Force protecting Indian Railways participates in the Republic Day Parade
The contingent of Railway Protection Force , an Armed Force of the Union of India is participating in the Republic Day Parade-2019, representing about 75,000 Officer and men of the force deployed throughout the length and breadth of Indian Railways. The marching contingent of RPF is commanded by Shri Jethin B. Raj, Assistant Security Commissioner and also consists of three subordinate officers and 144 other ranks led by RPF Band. The RPF Band is being led by Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed, Inspector and consists of three subordinate officers and 88 other ranks playing the marching tune of “Bharat ke Jawan”. Prior to this year, the RPF contingent had participated in the Republic Day Parade-2016.
The history of the Railway Protection Force dates back to 1882 when various railway companies appointed their own guards for protection of railway property. The force was declared as statutory force in the year 1957 by an enactment of Parliament subsequently declared as an Armed Force of the Union of India in the year 1985. The force has given creditable performance not only in safeguarding the railway property but also ensuring safety and security of railway passengers. During the last 61 year of its existence, member of the Force numbering more than 900 sacrificed their life in the service of the Nation while valiantly performing their duties under the hazardous conditions.
This Force draws its men from all parts of the country and thus takes pride in reflecting a truly national character and image. The Force has earned recognition and glory since its inception. The RPF has received many Medals for meritorious service, bravery and good investigation during the discharge of duties. RPF received President’s Colour from the then Hon’ble President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in the year 2006. Upto 2018, RPF has been awarded with a total of 929 prestigious Medals which include 760 Indian Police Medals, 81 President’s Police Medals, 03 President’s Police Medals for gallantry, 18 Indian Police Medals for gallantry, 44 Fire Service Medals and 67 Railway Minister’s Medals.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar unveils e-books ‘The Republican Ethic Volume III’ and ‘Loktantra Ke Swar’
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar today unveiled e-book versions of two books ‘The Republican Ethic Volume III’ and ‘Loktantra Ke Swar’.
Speaking to the audience on the occasion the Minister said “President of India has given many an inspiring speech on various topics. All the speeches in this book reflect on the self-confidence on this country. This book comprises speeches on the country's efforts to fight COVID19, where India is faring much better than other countries, to bravely defending its borders. The book is a reference manual for all. “
The hard copy versions of the books were unveiled by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. Speaking about the book, Shri Singh said the book contains speeches given by President Kovind from the core of his heart.
The book is available on all major e-commerce platforms.
About the Book:
The Republican Ethic, Volume 3, is a collection of selected speeches of the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind during the third year of his presidency.
Divided into eight sections, the 57 speeches covered in this volume reflect the thoughts and vision of Shri Kovind for building a new India that is forward looking, growing and also strongly rooted in its historical and cultural value systems.
The ideals of justice, equality, fraternity, non-violence, universal brotherhood, inclusive growth and special concern for vulnerable segments of the society are recurrent themes in his speeches. This book contains his vision of a vibrant India of the 21st century, powered by its gifted people and guiding our world towards a safer and greener future.
As the world came to a standstill due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the President had fewer occasions of public speeches. In such troubled times, President Kovind has been leading by example. Staying within the precincts of Rashtrapati Bhavan, he has shown how one can contribute in the context of the 'new normal' and live in tune with the nature, in austerity.
This volume, includes a special section wherein the President expresses his contemplations on two great souls, Gautam Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, and the significance of their preachings, especially in the twenty-first century. An ardent believer of Gandhian ideals, the President reposes utmost faith in the moral compass that the Mahatma gifted to humanity to help it navigate out of its ordeals. It became all the more relevant in 2019-20, as the world celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
These speeches provide a window to the worldview of the President and also an insight into the principles and beliefs he values.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
FACT SUPPORTS Govt of Kerala FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore Limited  a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers supports Government of Kerala in their fight against Covid-19 by allotting its main auditorium, M K K Nayar Hall, for setting up a Covid First-Line Treatment Center  by Eloor Municipality, to accommodate 100 beds. For this purpose, the Company has also supplied cots, beds, mattresses, etc. under its CSR initiative.
In a function held yesterday at FACT M K K Nayar Hall, Eloor, Shri Kishor Rungta, Chairman & Managing Director, FACT, handed over the material to Smt. C P Usha, Chairperson of Eloor Municipality in the presence of Shri Subash, Secretary, Eloor Municipality, and top officials of FACT Shri Ganesan, Director Finance, Shri A S Kesavan Namboothiri, Executive Director , Shri K V Balakrishnan Nair, Excecutive Director  & Company Secretary and Shri A R Mohan Kumar, General Manager .
Ministry of Defence
Agniveer Ahmednagar Recruitment Rally WEF 23 Aug to 11 Sep 2022
An Agniveer Recruitment Rally is being conducted under the agies of Recruitment Office, Pune at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar from 23 Aug to 11 Sep 2022. A high registration of around 68,000 candidates has been achieved for the Agniveer General Duty, Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Clerk/Store Keeper Technical and Agniveer Tradesman categories for the districts of Ahmednagar, Beed, Latur, Osmanabad, Pune and Sholapur. Admit Cards have been issued and candidates are excited and motivated for the upcoming Recruitment Rally.
District administration of Ahmednagar and Local Military Authorities have given full support for successful conduct of Recruitment Rally at Rahuri. The setup and infrastructure has been established in a professional manner to intake the candidates. Adequate arrangement for their food, water and rest has also be catered for.
A daily footfall of around 5,000 candidates is expected during the Rect Rally. The conduct of the Rally will comprise of 1.6 Km Run, Physical Fitness Tests, Physical Measurment Tests and Medicals. A dedicated team of Army doctors is also in place at Rahuri for the conduct of Medicals. Candidates are been advised to get all relevant documents as given out in Rally Notification.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya to address the Investor Summit - “Opportunities and Partnerships in Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices” on 27th October, 2021
Investor Summit being organised by Department of Pharmaceuticals in partnership with Invest India
The medical devices sector to grow from current USD 11Billion to USD 50 Billion in next few years
13 companies already selected under the PLI scheme for medical devices
As part of the vision to further strengthen India’s position globally in terms of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, the Department of Pharmaceuticals, in partnership with Invest India, will host an Investor Summit on 27th October 2021 at 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM via video conferencing.
The theme of the summit is “Opportunities and Partnerships in Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices”. The summit will provide an opportunity for industry participants to engage in detailed technical sessions across the following themes:
- Session I: Unlocking the BioPharma Opportunity: Strengthening India’s Reputation as the Biopharma Hub to the World
- Session II: R&D Investments: Success Stories from Indian Medical Devices Sector
- Session III: Goal Vax: End to End Integration for Enhancing Vaccine Manufacturing Capabilities
- Session IV: Financing startups in Pharma and Medical Devices sector: What is in the future for VC investments?
- Session V: From the Ground Up - Deliberating on streamlining Regulatory processes for Investors approved under Production Linked Incentive  Schemes for Bulk Drugs and Medical Devices
As regard the Pharmaceuticals sector, the sessions will feature discussions on opportunities in manufacturing of innovative products in bio-pharmaceuticals, including biologics/ bio-similars, cell & gene therapy and enhancing vaccine manufacturing capabilities.The PLI for Pharmaceuticals launched with an outlay of Rs 15000 crore has attracted considerable interest with about 278 companies applying to be considered under the scheme. This Summit will encourage investors looking to build global champions in India in these products.
As regards Medical Devices sector, the sessions will feature discussions on how India can develop as a land of opportunities for Medical Devices, and the key learnings from the leading innovators.The medical devices sector is seen as sunrise sector and has the potential to grow from the current level of USD 11Billion to a size of USD 50 Billion in the next few years. It may be recalled that 13 companies have already been selected under the PLI scheme for medical devices earlier this year which will support their investment in enhancing domestic manufacturing of targeted devices.
Sessions will also cover financing of the burgeoning start-up ecosystem, and it will culminate with a session on providing comprehensive facilitation to applicants selected under the PLI schemes about smooth grounding of investments.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
National Commission for Scheduled Castes  holds meeting with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited to review welfare of SC employees
NCSC chairman Vijay Sampla reviews status of SC reservations, backlog vacancies within HPCL
: Mumbai, July 13, 2023
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes  held a review meeting with the management of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited  at Mumbai today. The meeting was held to protect the rights of the Scheduled Caste employees as well to ensure their welfare within the organization.
The NCSC delegation, led by its Chairman Vijay Sampla, first conducted the meeting with All India Hindustan Petroleum SC/ST Employees welfare association. The management of the HPCL, led by its chairman and managing director Pushp Kumar Joshi participated in the meeting. NCSC chairman Vijay Sampla reviewed the status of SC reservations, backlog vacancies, and functioning of welfare and grievances redressal mechanism and other issues.
During the meeting, its president Neha Takpire and general secretary Nitin B Wakode apprised NCSC Chairman and NCSC officials about the issues being faced by the HPCL employees within the organization.
The officials of employees’ welfare association requested NCSC Chairman to ask HPCL management to ensure that 25% seats are reserved for SC/ST candidates in each training program, including the foreign training programs, and to strictly adhere to the training guidelines. They further requested that NCSC Chairman should speak with management about providing working arrangements to the association and ensuring the association's participation in various HR and IR policy making processes of the organisation.
NCSC Chairman also handed over the memorandum of the SC employees’ association to the HPCL management. He specifically asked HPCL management to look into the issues raised by the employees in the memorandum and submit the action taken report to the Commission.
NCSC will hold meetings with the officials of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited  tomorrow, to review measures taken by the firms for the welfare of its SC employees.
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Centre is committed to Ease of Doing Business in Film Industry, says Union MoS Dr. L. Murugan
World Class Education Institute for Animation and VFX will be established soon, says Minister
Centre is committed to Ease of Doing Business in Film Industry, says Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. L. Murugan. He made this remark during his meeting with the officials of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce at Chennai today.
Ministry of I&B has launched a portal where one can apply for permission to shoot from various departments. This will enable the producers to get permission online to shoot anywhere in India, thus ensuring the Ease of Doing Business, he added.
A MoU with IIT, Mumbai has been signed to establish a world class education institute for animation and VFX, he added.
Representatives of various Film trade associations were present during the event and they presented a memorandum on various requests and demands of the film Industry. Problems faced by the film industry due to COVID, Animal Welfare Board certification, privacy issues, single window clearance for the film shoots, double taxation for the films were some of the issues present in the memorandum. They also requested for a unit of the animal welfare board to be present in regional censor board offices.
Adding more film industry members in the Censor Board, forming Censor Board Tribunal and broadcasting of popular movies inlcuding those which were chosen for filmfare awards by Doordarshanwere the other requests presented to the Minister.
After receiving the memorandum and requests from the leaders of the various associations, Minister assured that the government will take every effort to redress the grievances of the film industry. He said it was a privilege to meet the representatives of different associations at SIFCC which is considered to be the Mecca of the South Indian Film Industry. Minister also requested all the members to attend the upcoming Goa Film Festival for exchange of ideas.
Ministry of Rural Development
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PMAY IN GUJARAT
2494. SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
 the number of houses for which financial assistance for construction has been provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana  during the last two years;
 if so, the details thereof, including the State of Gujarat district-wise;
 whether there is any plan to increase the financial assistance; and
 if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

&  To achieve the objective of “Housing for All”, the Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin  w.e.f. 1st April, 2016 in rural areas which is being facilitated by Ministry of Rural Development and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Urban  since 25th June, 2015 in urban areas which is being facilitated by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
A total target of 1,02,96,341 houses have been allocated to all States/UTsincluding targets of Gujarat under PMAY-G during the last two years i.e. financial year 2019-20 and 2020-21. Out of this, 97,22,861 houses have been sanctioned and first instalment has already been released to 90,29,860 beneficiaries. The district-wise details of number of houses for which at least first instalments have been released in the State of Gujarat during the last two years are given in Annexure.
&  At present, there is no proposal to increase the financial assistance for construction of houses under PMAY-G.
Ministry of Defence
Issue of Shipbuilding RFPs by Ministry of Defence
In a significant development in the indigenous shipbuilding, Ministry of Defence has issued four shipbuilding Requests for Proposal  amounting to Rs 15,000 crore for the acquisition of various ships and craft for the Navy and the Coast Guard. While the RFP for 06 nos Next Generation Missile Vessels  has been issued to seven shipyards, RFPs for 08 nos Fast Patrol Vessels  and 12 nos Air Cushion Vehicles  and 08 nos Missile-cum-Ammunition Barges have been issued to shortlisted Indian shipyards. The RFP for ACVs also includes the initial requirement for 06 nosACVs of the Indian Army. In addition to the above, a few more RFPs for more shipbuilding projects are likely to be issued in the next few months.
In order to make the process of qualifying the shipyards for the issue of RFPs for shipbuilding projects of various ships and craft of the Navy and the Coast Guard more objective and to encourage participation by a larger number of Indian shipyards, an exercise was undertaken by the Ministry along with Indian Navy and Coast Guard. This led to rationalisation of guidelines for capacity assessment of shipyards that have been promulgated recently. Rationalisation and promulgation of financial selection criteria have paved the way for issue of RFPs for a large number of shipbuilding projects that have been pending. Further, in a significant move to encourage smaller shipyards, participation in the projects with the anticipated annual outflow of less than Rs 75 crore has been restricted to smaller shipyards having an average annual turnover less than Rs 500 crore.
In addition to a wide application in military and coastal surveillance, Air Cushion Vehicles have substantial potential in the commercial sector like civil transportation, disaster management and tourism. Considering the need for absorbing the relevant design and construction technology for building these craft in India at affordable cost, a feature to encourage joint development of design by Indian Shipyards in collaboration with a foreign design house of ACVs or by sourcing the design for construction of ACVs with substantial Indian content has been included in the RFP for ACV
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Prime Minister's Office
PM urges the youth to visit border villages
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi urged everyone, particularly the youth of India to visit border villages.
Shri Modi said that it would acquaint our youth with different cultures and give them an opportunity to experience the hospitality of those living there.
In a tweet thread tweeter handle of Amrit Mahotsav informed that under the Vibrant Villages Programme youth from Odisha is on a visit to Kibithoo & Tuting villages.
Vibrant Villages Programme is giving youngsters an opportunity to learn about the lifestyle, tribes, folk music & handicrafts of this northeast region and immerse themselves in its local flavours & natural beauty.
In reply to the tweet thread by Amrit Mahotsav, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“Must have been a memorable experience. I would urge others, particularly the youth of India, to visit border villages. It would acquaint our youth with different cultures and give them an opportunity to experience the hospitality of those living there.”
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Cabinet approves Revised guidelines on time bound closure of sick/ loss making Central Public Sector Enterprises and disposal of movable and immovable assets
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved the revised guidelines of the Department of Public Enterprises  on time bound closure of sick/ loss making Central Public Sector Enterprises  and disposal of movable and immovable assets. The revised guidelines would reduce delays in implementation of closure plans of sick/loss making CPSEs. These guidelines will replace the guidelines issued by DPE in September, 2016.
These guidelines provide a broad framework for expeditious completion of various processes and procedures for closure of CPSEs by laying down important milestones in the closure process along with timelines, outlining the responsibilities of the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ CPSE, etc., in the process. The guidelines provide for advance preparatory action to be taken by administrative Ministry/ Department and CPSEs, preparation of closure proposal, settlement of statutory and other liabilities of the CPSE under closure and modalities for disposal of movable and immovable assets of such CPSEs in a time bound manner.
The guidelines give first priority for utilization of land of CPSEs under closure for Affordable Housing as per the relevant guidelines of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs . Since there are employees working in these CPSEs, Government decided that closure should not cause hardship to them and has now laid down a uniform policy to give workers VRS at 2007 notional pay scale irrespective of the pay scale in which they are working.
These guidelines shall apply to all sick/ loss making CPSEs, where –
- Approval/ in principle approval for closure has been obtained by administrative Ministry/ Department from the CCEA/ Cabinet; or
- the process for obtaining the approval of the competent authority is underway after the administrative Ministry/ Department has decided for the closure of the CPSE.
By assigning priority to Affordable Housing it would make available land parcels of sick/loss making CPSEs under closure for the Government flagship programme of Affordable Housing being managed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Special Service and Features
DAK ADALAT
Dak Adalat will be conducted on 25/06/2021  by the Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Chennai City North Division at the office premises at No. 5 , IV Floor, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore Chennai 600 008.
The members of the public are requested to send their unsettled grievances / pending complaints relating to postal service matters through letters only, so as to reach this office, on or before 22.06.2021, due to lockdown and surge in Covid-19 cases.
This is stated in a press release issued by the 'Senior Superintendent of POs, Chennai City North Division, Chennai – 600 008.